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The event: The Discovery Ball, benefiting the California Science Center Foundation, celebrated the West Coast premiere of “Pompeii: The Exhibition.” It was one of L.A.’s most elaborate black-tie bashes, raising nearly $1.2 million for the California Science Center’s educational exhibits and programs. The scene: Torch-toting, bare-chested centurions, a mime made up as a fountain and toga-clad women nibbling on clusters of grapes evoked the ambiance of ancient Pompeii at the California Science Center in Exposition Park. After soaking in the spectacle over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, guests previewed the impressive exhibition of sculptures, frescoes and...

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The event: The Discovery Ball, benefiting the California Science Center Foundation, celebrated the West Coast premiere of “Pompeii: The Exhibition.” It was one of L.A.’s most elaborate black-tie bashes, raising nearly $1.2 million for the California...

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Most people may take natural gas for granted. It fuels the flame on your stove, fires your furnace. It's there when you need it.
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To the editor: David Lazarus' column was on point about AT&T running a credit check on an existing customer. I had the same issue with Southern California Gas Co. ("Reconnecting with AT&T has hang-ups," Column, June 23)
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Designer Deborah Sussman, whose bold color choices for thousands of 1984 Olympics signs, gateways, pylons, uniforms and venue exteriors were at first controversial but came to define the look of the event in Los Angeles, died at home Tuesday in West Los...

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A natural gas leak Monday at a storage facility in Playa del Rey may have been caused by vandals, authorities said.
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